Sona College of Technology NIRF ranking 2026
Sona College of Technology is a private institution in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Its NIRF institution ID is C-37028.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2022 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2022 result is Engineering #174 with a score of 35.29. The latest edition contains 1 published category: Engineering.
The yearly tables run from newest to oldest. A smaller rank number represents a better position, and scores are out of 100; compare scores within the same category rather than across different NIRF categories.
Only categories in which Sona College of Technology has a published NIRF rank for the respective year are listed below. An omitted category means no ranking row is available on this profile for that year.
Sona College of Technology NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Engineering #174 with a score of 35.29. Compared with 2021, 1 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 174 | 35.29 | Improved by 18 places |
Sona College of Technology NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Engineering #192 with a score of 32.61. Compared with 2020, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 192 | 32.61 | Declined by 42 places |
Sona College of Technology NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Engineering #150 with a score of 33.53. Compared with 2019, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 150 | 33.53 | Declined by 49 places |
Sona College of Technology NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is Engineering #101 with a score of 35.79. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 101 | 35.79 |
Sona College of Technology NIRF Ranking Trends (2019–2022)
The table compares the first and latest published row for each recurring category. “Latest” means the newest year in which that category appears, which may be earlier than the latest overall edition.
| Category | First listed result | Latest listed result | Net rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | #101 · 2019 · 35.79 | #174 · 2022 · 35.29 | Declined by 73 places |
Sona College of Technology Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2022 Engineering submission. Placement rate is placed students divided by graduating students; higher-studies counts are shown separately.
| Graduating batch | Programme | Graduates | Placed | Placement rate | Median salary | Higher studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | PG, 2 years | 90 | 78 | 86.7% | ₹4.50 lakh | 4 |
| 2020-21 | UG, 4 years | 967 | 692 | 71.6% | ₹4.10 lakh | 49 |
Median salary is the middle reported salary among placed graduates; it is not the highest salary. These submitted outcomes are not an independent audit by NIRFRank.
Sona College of Technology NIRF Engineering Ranking Score Breakdown
These five NIRF component scores are out of 100 and explain different parts of the published category score. They describe the selected editions and do not predict a future rank.
| Pillar | 2019 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 61.49 | 57.00 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 6.57 | 8.00 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 50.52 | 52.71 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 48.69 | 48.44 |
| PR — Perception | 3.95 | 4.14 |
How to interpret a missing category-year
“No published row on this profile” means only that this page's imported ranking data has no rank and score for that category and year. It does not prove that Sona College of Technology was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Sona College of Technology
Salem, Tamil Nadu · NIRF ID IR-E-C-37028
At a glance
Sona College of Technology is a private institution in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 82.2% and a ₹4.5L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 4,859 students.
2023-24
815 / 991
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Engineering journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 73.3% → 82.2%; latest median salary ₹4.5L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 815 placed — 82.2% of the batch
- 34 chose higher studies
- 142 reported another outcome
Half of the 815 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹4.5L
- Placement rate
- 82.2%
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate rose from 73.3% to 82.2%. The reported median salary moved from ₹2.4L in 2017-18 to ₹4.5L in 2023-24.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹20.24 Cr → ₹49.62 Cr.
Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24
Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹20.24 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹49.62 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹6.6 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹6.46 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Research (RPC) improved most: 4.2 → 8.0. Perception (PR) is the lowest latest pillar.
What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. Sona College of Technology improved most in Research (RPC) (4.2 → 8.0). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 57.0, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 4.1.
Questions about Sona College of Technology
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Sona College of Technology ranking questions
Is Sona College of Technology private or government?
Sona College of Technology is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Sona College of Technology located?
Sona College of Technology is listed in Salem, Tamil Nadu.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of Sona College of Technology graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹4.5L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 815 of 991 graduates placed (82.2%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹6L.
How many students does Sona College of Technology have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 4,859 students, including 437 from outside the state and 62 international students.
Is Sona College of Technology improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 4.2 in 2021 to 8.0 in 2022. The latest disclosure also reports 263 PhD scholars.
How much does Sona College of Technology spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹49.62 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹6.46 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹6.6 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.